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Emerald Bowl
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| Emerald Bowl | |
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 Emerald Bowl logo |
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| Stadium | AT&T Park |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Previous Stadiums | None |
| Operated | 2002-present |
| Conference Tie-ins | ACC, Pac-10 |
| Payout | US$850,000 (2006) |
| Sponsors | |
| Diamond Foods, Inc. (2002-present) | |
| Former names | |
| San Francisco Bowl (2002) Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl (2002-2003) |
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| 2006 Matchup | |
| Florida State vs. UCLA (44-27) | |
| 2007 Matchup | |
| Maryland vs. Oregon State (Dec. 28) | |
The Emerald Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually at 40,800-seat AT&T Park (home of the San Francisco Giants) in San Francisco, California, since 2002. It was previously known as the San Francisco Bowl and its official name was the Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl in recognition of the corporate title sponsor, Diamond of California, from 2002 to 2003. (The company is now known as Diamond Foods, Inc., with Emerald of California its primary snack nut brand, and as such remains the title sponsor.)
In 2004, the bowl produced what later turned out to be a record-setting drive. In the third quarter, Navy, with a 31-19 lead, successfully forced New Mexico into a three-and-out, culminating in a goal-line stand. Taking over on offense, the Midshipmen then executed a drive that encompassed 26 plays, 94 yards, and 14 minutes and 26 seconds of the game clock, stretching well into the fourth quarter. The NCAA later confirmed that the drive was historic, setting records for the number of plays in a drive and time of possession in a drive. [1]
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| Date Played | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||
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| December 31, 2002 | Virginia Tech | 20 | Air Force | 13 |
| December 31, 2003 | Boston College | 35 | Colorado State | 21 |
| December 30, 2004 [1] | Navy | 34 | New Mexico | 19 |
| December 29, 2005 [2] | Utah | 38 | Georgia Tech | 10 |
| December 27, 2006 | Florida State | 44 | UCLA | 27 |
| December 28, 2007 | Maryland vs Oregon State | |||
| Date played | MVPs | School | Position |
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| December 31, 2002 | Bryan Randall | Virginia Tech | QB |
| Anthony Schiegel | Air Force | LB | |
| January 1, 2004 | Derrick Knight | Boston College | RB |
| T. J. Stancil | Boston College | FS | |
| December 30, 2004 | Aaron Polanco | Navy | QB |
| Vaughn Keley | Navy | CB | |
| December 29, 2005 | Travis LaTendresse | Utah | WR |
| Eric Weddle | Utah | CB | |
| December 27, 2006 | Lorenzo Booker | Florida State | RB |
| Tony Carter | Florida State | CB |
With the move of the Insight Bowl from Chase Field to Sun Devil Stadium, the Emerald Bowl is now the only NCAA Division I bowl game held at a stadium used exclusively by a professional baseball team. (Dolphin Stadium and Rogers Centre, two other bowl sites, have both baseball and football tenants.)
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